Hose-drier.



PATENTE!) APR.26,11904.

l G. M. BOWMAN.

HOSE DRIER. APPLIqAfrIoN H'LBD JULY 2a, 190s.

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No. 753,168. PATBNTED APR. 26, 1904.

o. M. BOWMAN.

HOSE DRIER.

APPLmATIoN FILED JULY 23. 190s.

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cHARLEs MICHAEL BowMAu,

Patented April 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

OF LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.

DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 758,168, dated. April 26, 1904.

Application led .Tuly 23, 1903.

i To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES MICHAEL Bow- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Driers; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hose-driers of that type in which wet hose are supported in an inclosed space while being subjected to the action of a drying medium. Y l One object of my invention is to provide a simple and compact device of this character which will occupy but little space and yet have suliicient capacityy to accommodate a great number of hose-sections.

Other objects are to provide means-for folding, wringing, and cleaning the hose beforeit is placed upon the drying rack or stand and to hasten the drying action by imparting motion to said rack or stand.

A further object is to provide a device which will be simple in construction, durable in use, very efhcient for the purpose intended, l

and comparatively inexpensive of production. With these and other obj ects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through my improved hose-drier. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the folding and wringing rolls in side elevation. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a modified form of hose-supporting shelf or frame.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes a hose -supporting rack or stand, which comprises a rotatable shaft 2, mounted vertically in a suitable frame 3 and provided Serial No. 166,693. (No model.)

said upper and lower plates 5 and 6 being connected by vertical standards 7. The hosesupporting shelves' or frames fl, of which any desired number may be used, comprise hubs or sleeves 8 and radially-disposed arms 9,which project from said hubs and upon which the hose rest. The frames 4 may be mounted to revolve upon the shaft 2, in which case the hubs are supported by fixed collars or lianges 10 upon the shaft, as shown, or they may be fixed to said shaft, in which case the hubs are secured to the shaft. The sections or lengths of hose are wound spirally upon the arms 9, as shown in Fig. 2, and in order to space the coils the arms are provided with vertical sockets or recesses 11`,which may be formed, as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, by bending said arms, as shown, or by providing vertical pins or projections, as seen in Fig. 4. The-hose is folded or pressed iiat, as.`

be supported edge-` Any suitable gearing maybe provided for Y 2. The outer end of theY shaft 12 is providedwith a pulley 15, which may be connected by a belt to any suitable source of power in order to operate the apparatus. f

In order to rapidly dry the hose, I inclosethe rack or stand 1 in a removable casing or covering 16 and discharge hotair or other drying medium into the casing below said rack. The inclosing casing is preferably made ofY canvas or other suitable kflexible material or fabric, so that it may be easily thrownbackl to expose the rackwhen the sectins ofV hose are being-placed upon or removed/'from the same. A pipe 17, leading from a hot or cold airA drum or blower 1S, entersthe lower portion of4 the casing and extends to a'point below the center of the rack 1, where its upturned open'k end discharges the drying medium, which circulates about the hose within the casingandf quickly dries the same.Y While this drying ac-4 tion is going on the rack is preferably revolved lin order to hasten the drying. The shaft 19,

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between a pair of rollers 23 and then between a pair of rotary brushes 24. Said rollers and brushes are secured upon shafts journaled in bearings formed in uprights 25 upon a base 26. The shafts of the rollers are geared to rotate together, as are also the shafts of the brushes, by providing gears 27 upon each of the upper shafts,'which mesh with similar gears 28 upon the lowershafts, as shown in Fig. 3. The shaft of the upper roller and the shaft of the upper brush are connected to rotate together by passing a belt 29 about pulleys 30, secured to said shafts, and the shaft of the upper brush is adapted to be drivenfrom shaftv 12 by passing a belt 31 about pulleys 32, secured upon said shafts, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the operation of my invention when the shaft 12 is rotated motion will be imparted to the rack l1, the fan or blower 18, the brushes 24:, and the rollers 23 by means of the gearing previously described. The wet hose is first passed between the rollers and brushes to fold the same and remove as much Water and dirt as possible and is then coiled upon one of the shelves or frames 4: of the rack, as previously explained. The casing 16 is then drawn around the rack to inclose the same, so that the circulation of the drying medium discharged through pipe 17, together with the rotation of lshe rack, will rapidly dry the hose upon the att er.

vFrom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of theinvention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.-

Various vchanges in the form, proportion, andthe minor details of construction may be resorted to without departingA from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

hose-supporting shelves or .frames upon said shaft, means for spacing the coils of the hose upon said shelves, a removable inclosing casing for said frame, means for rotating said frame, and means for supplying a drying medium to said casing, substantially as described.

3. A hose-drier, comprising a suitable frame, a vertical shaft mounted to rotate in said frame, hose-supporting shelves or frames revolubly mounted upon said shaft, means for spacing the coils of the spirally-wound hose upon said shelves, a removable inclosing casing for said frame, a drive-shaft, -means for imparting motion to said vertical shaft from said driveshaft, a blower for forcing a drying medium into said casing, and means for operating said blower from said drive-shaft, substantially as described.

4. In a hose-drier, a drying-rack provided with means for supporting the line of hose in a folded or compressed condition with the folds spaced apart, substantially as described.

5. In a hose-drier, the combination with a suitably-mounted shaft or upright, of hosesupporting shelves or frames having arms provided with means for spacing the coilsof the spirally-wound hose, substantially as described.

6. In a hose-drier, the combination with a suitably-mounted shaft or upright of hosesupporting shelves or frames having radial arms provided with recesses or sockets adapted to receive the coilsof the hose and to space the same, substantially as described.

7 In a hose-drier, the combination with a suitably-mounted rotatable shaft, of hose-supporting shelves or frames revolubly mounted upon said shaft and having arms provided with recesses or sockets adapted to receive the coils of the hose and to space the same, substantially as described.

8. In a hose-drier, the combination with a suitably-mounted rotatable shaft, of hose-supporting shelves or frames, revolubly mounted upon said shaft and comprising hubs, and arms projecting radially from said hubs and bent to form recesses or sockets adapted to receive the coils of the hose and to space the same, substantially as described.

9. In a hose-drier, a drying-rack provided with supports for a coiled hose, said supports having means for spacing and supporting the coils of the hose in a folded or compressed condition, substantially as described.

10. In a hose-drier, a drying-rack provided with hose-supports having seats to receive the coils of hose in a folded or compressed condition, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES MICHAEL BOWMAN.

Witnesses:

Trios. J. SHAAK, ROBERT A. MILLER.

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